The Year She Fell

by Alicia Rasley

When a young man with a birth certificate naming her as his mother appears at her church, Ellen O'Connor's life becomes a mystery she never saw coming.  Because while it is quite clear that the boy's father is indeed Ellen's husband, who his mother is is less clear.  Returning to her childhood home, Ellen and her sisters discover even more secrets lie in their family.

I have to admit that I went into this book with low expectations.  It was a free book on Amazon, so I skeptical.  But it wasn't Christian fiction (as most of them are) so I downloaded it.  I was surprised at how quickly I was pulled into Ellen's story, only to find that as answers started to come to light, the point of view shifted to one of her sisters.  It was disorienting at first, but I soon enjoyed the difference. 

Although the premise of all these secrets in one family was a bit much for me to swallow, I found I couldn't stop reading this book.  I know that if it was a print book, I would have skipped to the end to find out what happened, because I just couldn't wait.  Maybe this e-book thing will finally cure me of that.  I'm glad I got this book.

On another note, this was the first book I read on my Kindle.  I wasn't sure I was going to like the format, but I really did.  It wasn't at all like reading off a computer screen, which is what I feared.  It really did seem like reading an actual book.